Following Betty Bean’s story in Knox TN Today earlier this morning, the city of Knoxville has announced that the iconic, 70-year-old swings in Fountain City Park will remain.
Per the press …
Beloved swings to remain in Fountain City Park
Fountain City institutions deeded to city
This morning the Fountain City Lions Club executed the final handoff of the park and lake it has maintained for over 70 years to the city of Knoxville. With the …
Lions, city near agreement on lake and park
The city of Knoxville is closer to acquiring ownership of Fountain City Park and the lake, some 7.5 acres in the heart of Fountain City. Beth Kinnane wrote about the …
Dan Rhea: Fountain City Lions ready for a reboot
On a recent early May evening, the sun was setting in Fountain City, casting a glow across the community’s signature lake (or duck pond, as many a local calls it). …
Adventures growing up in Fountain City, mostly true
When last we saw our intrepid adventurers, yours truly and his pal Danny, they were fresh from an exercise in dam building in Fountain City Park that succeeded all too …
City returns to treat Fountain City Lake
City of Knoxville employees will be back in Fountain City Lake starting today (8/27) to remove invasive plant species. They will be assisted by volunteer inmates from the Knox County …
Grocer Franklin’s home set high standard in Harrill Hills
Andrew Hale Franklin (1892-1953) had worked at downtown Knoxville grocery stores as early as 1915, often listed as a driver; but, by 1924, the City Directory listed him as a …
Lakes and trees and other living things
What’s that green scummy stuff in Fountain City Lake? Are the algae back?
It’s parrot feather, said Eric Vreeland, chief information officer for the city. “The algae are under control. What …
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